An Independence man has been charged in connection with his wife's death after children went to school and told their teachers that their father had killed their mother.

Vicente Roldan-Marron, 46, has been charged with murder in the first degree and armed criminal action in connection with the stabbing death of his wife, Yadira Gomez.

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Police were originally called to a school in Independence Monday after siblings told their teachers that their father had killed their mother.

Officers were sent to an apartment in the 630 block of N. Peck Court to check the welfare of the mother identified as Yadira Gomez.

When officers entered the apartment they noticed blood in the home and found a large "butcher" knife in the kitchen.

As officers continued up the stairs in the apartment they found the body of Yadira Gomez with a naked man, identified as suspect Vicente Roldan-Marron, lying on top of her.

During an interview, children told police that Gomez had be come upset with the suspect regarding his behavior in church the day before. The parents reportedly argued in the church parking lot before Gomez left. Suspect Roldan-Marron and the children followed in a different vehicle.

The children told officers that when they got home, their parents started hitting each other - the kids went down to the basement to watch TV. One child told police he heard his mother tell Roldan-Marron that she wanted him to move out of the apartment.

One child told police he heard his father yelling "why did I do that and it was really dumb." The child went upstairs and found his mother lying on the floor in a bedroom covered in blood.

The next day the children woke their father up to have him take them to school. Once there, the children told their teachers what happened.

After Roldan-Marron was taken into custody he told officers that he blacked out after taking pills. Charging documents show he said he must have killed his wife - but he didn't remember the incident.